Walkers gathered under a rainbow umbrella at AIDS Walk Ventura

Nonprofits & Community Organizations

Nonprofits and community organizations across California

Nonprofits for getting help, getting involved and giving back. Community centers, youth programs, health services, Pride, the arts, disability services and career support, each with its programs and the way in.

Around Los Angeles

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The LGBTQ Center Long Beach building on East 4th Street with its colorful mural and Pride flag

Community Spotlight

Community center · Health & HIV

The LGBTQ Center Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach's LGBTQ community center: free HIV and STI testing, counseling, legal help, youth and older adult groups, and 20 social and support groups.

Serves: LGBTQ people of all ages, including youth, older adults and survivors of violence, in Long Beach and the surrounding area

Youth, staff and supporters holding certificates at a Latino Equality Alliance awards event

Community Spotlight

Community center · Youth

Latino Equality Alliance

Los Angeles, CA

Two LGBTQ+ community centers in Boyle Heights and Bell, with youth programs, parent groups, scholarships and the annual Calavera Festival.

Serves: Latine/x LGBTQ+ youth, parents and community members in Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, Southeast Los Angeles and the gateway cities

Advocacy & legal

Equality California

Los Angeles, CA · statewide

California's statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization: sponsoring state legislation, training LGBTQ+ leaders and educating service providers.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people across California, through legislation, leadership training and public education

Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Los Angeles Urban League

Los Angeles, CA

Job training, youth entrepreneurship, small business support and accessible rides for Black and underserved Angelenos across Los Angeles County.

Serves: Black residents and others in underserved communities across Los Angeles County

Around Sacramento

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Community Spotlight

Community center · Youth

Sacramento LGBT Community Center

Sacramento, CA

Drop-in youth space, counseling, HIV and sexual health testing, housing, job coaching and peer support groups for LGBTQ+ Sacramento.

Serves: LGBTQ+ youth, adults, older adults and families across the Greater Sacramento region

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Community Spotlight

Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Greater Sacramento Urban League

Sacramento, CA

Job Center, HUD-certified housing counseling, youth mentoring and allcove Sacramento, serving Black families from Del Paso Heights and Oak Park.

Serves: Black and other historically marginalized people, youth and families across the Sacramento region

Family & PFLAG · Grantmaking & scholarships

PFLAG Greater Placer County

Roseville, CA

Monthly support groups, a weekly group for parents of transgender kids, and the Bob Wiseman Scholarship for Placer County seniors.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people, parents, families and allies in Placer County, California

Family & PFLAG · Grantmaking & scholarships

PFLAG Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

Free, confidential monthly support meetings in Sacramento, Elk Grove and on Zoom, plus yearly scholarships for LGBTQIA+ students.

Serves: LGBTQIA+ people, their families, friends and allies in the Greater Sacramento region

A smiling participant at a table in a program classroom

Disability services · Arts & culture

The Arc of Placer County

Roseville, CA

Adult day programs in Roseville and Auburn where adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities build skills, volunteer and make art.

Serves: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Placer County, California

Around San Diego

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Community Spotlight

Community center · Youth

North County LGBTQ Resource Center

Oceanside, CA

North San Diego County's LGBTQI+ resource center in Oceanside, with therapy, youth housing, trans services, HIV care and Pride by the Beach.

Serves: LGBTQI+ people, families and allies in North San Diego County

Community members in festive traditional dress gathered on stage at a Latin@x Services event

Community Spotlight

Community center · Health & HIV

The San Diego LGBT Community Center

San Diego, CA

San Diego's LGBTQ+ community center: counseling, HIV and sexual health care, youth centers, housing, senior programs and support groups.

Serves: LGBTQ+ youth, adults, seniors, families and people living with HIV across San Diego County

Two women playing guitar and a hand drum in a Tailored Day program

Disability services · Career & workforce

The Arc of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Early intervention, day programs, employment, residential homes, respite and wellness for children and adults with disabilities in San Diego.

Serves: Children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in San Diego County

Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Urban League of San Diego County

San Diego, CA

HUD-certified housing counseling, rent and mortgage relief, job readiness and youth programs for Black and underserved San Diego County families.

Serves: African Americans and other underserved residents of San Diego County

Around San Francisco

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Staff, volunteers and community members gathered outside the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center

Community Spotlight

Community center · Health & HIV

Oakland LGBTQ Community Center

Oakland, CA

An all-ages LGBTQ+ center in Oakland's Grand Lake district with a wellness clinic, trans wellness center, youth club, food pantry and support groups.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people of all ages, their families and allies in Oakland and Alameda County

Community partners holding Pacific Center recognition plaques in front of the rainbow-striped wall at the Center

Community Spotlight

Community center · Health & HIV

Pacific Center for Human Growth

Berkeley, CA

Berkeley's LGBTQIA+ center offers sliding scale therapy, peer support groups, youth programs, HIV services and Berkeley Pride for the East Bay.

Serves: LGBTQIA+ and QTBIPOC people of all ages and their families in Alameda County and the Bay Area

Community Spotlight

Community center · Health & HIV

Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County

Concord, CA

Concord center offering LGBTQIA2S+ therapy, HIV and STI testing, PrEP navigation, housing help for youth, senior programs and trainings.

Serves: LGBTQIA2S+ people, youth, seniors and allies throughout Contra Costa County

Participants in a Queer & Well workshop posing together in front of a rainbow slide

Community Spotlight

Community center · Career & workforce

SF LGBT Center

San Francisco, CA

The purple building at 1800 Market Street: youth drop-in, career coaching, financial counseling, small business help, arts and Queer & Well.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people and allies across San Francisco and the Bay Area, with youth, job seekers, entrepreneurs and artists

Grantmaking & scholarships

Asian Pacific Fund

San Francisco, CA

A Bay Area community foundation that grants to AANHPI nonprofits, awards student scholarships and builds leaders through the ACT Fund.

Serves: Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities and the nonprofits that serve them in the San Francisco Bay Area

A volunteer personal shopper helping a client choose a blazer from a rack of professional clothing

Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Dress for Success San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Free career clothing, coaching, job search courses and financial and digital skills for Bay Area women who are looking for work or building a career.

Serves: Unemployed and underemployed women in the Bay Area, including trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming women

A drum circle performing on a Castro Street corner in San Francisco, from the Spectrum Queer Media archive

Arts & culture · History & archives

East Bay LGBTQ+ Healing Arts Center (Queer Arts Center)

Oakland, CA

An Oakland gallery, archive and workshop space where LGBTQ+ artists show work, hold open mics and run healing-arts classes.

Serves: LGBTQ+ artists, wellness practitioners and community members in Oakland and the East Bay, with programs centered on queer and trans Black, Indigenous and people of color

Family & PFLAG · Advocacy & legal

Our Family Coalition

San Francisco, CA

Free workshops, peer groups, family socials and policy advocacy for LGBTQ+ parents and their kids in San Francisco and the East Bay.

Serves: LGBTQ+ parents, prospective parents, children and their families in San Francisco, the East Bay and across California

Family & PFLAG · Advocacy & legal

PFLAG Tri-Valley

Livermore, CA

Monthly community meetings, inclusivity trainings, a READ Grant for teachers and a Champion of Pride Award for the Tri-Valley.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people, their families and allies in Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore, California

Arts & culture · Grantmaking & scholarships

Queer Cultural Center

San Francisco, CA

Bay Area nonprofit that funds, produces and presents queer art, with fiscal sponsorship and the National Queer Arts Festival.

Serves: Queer and trans artists, collectives and cultural projects in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond

Community center · Health & HIV

San Mateo County Pride Center

San Mateo, CA

San Mateo County's first LGBTQ+ community center: affirming therapy, free case management, peer groups and youth programs.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people of all ages, their partners and families across San Mateo County and the Peninsula

LifeLinks golf participants and volunteer coaches in yellow shirts on a golf course

Disability services · Career & workforce

The Arc of the East Bay

Hayward, CA

Life skills programs, supported employment and the LifeLinks golf program for adults with developmental disabilities across Alameda County.

Serves: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in Alameda County

Six honorees holding awards on stage at the Urban League Bay Area Women Leading the Way event

Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Urban League of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area

Oakland, CA

Executive leadership, municipal fellowships, entrepreneurship training and youth STEM for Black and underserved Bay Area communities.

Serves: African Americans and other underserved communities across the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area

Around San Jose

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Career & workforce · Economic empowerment

Dress for Success San Jose

Milpitas, CA

Free interview attire, career coaching, job search classes and the Professional Women's Group for women in San Jose and the South Bay.

Serves: Unemployed and underemployed women (cis, trans, nonbinary and woman-identified) across San Jose, Santa Clara County and the Bay Area

National organizations based here

A large group of Black Trans Circles participants gathered for a group photo

Advocacy & legal · Transgender support

Transgender Law Center

Oakland, CA · nationwide

A national legal and advocacy organization in Oakland with legal information, a prison mail program and community programs for trans people.

Serves: Transgender and gender-nonconforming people across the United States, with priority for Black, Indigenous and other people of color, disabled people and people living with HIV

Elsewhere in California

Community Spotlight

Community center · Health & HIV

Diversity Collective Ventura County

Ventura, CA

Ventura County's LGBTQ+ community center: youth groups, free HIV and STI screening, P.R.I.D.E. training and Ventura County Pride.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people of all ages, their families and allies in Ventura County, California

Marchers holding the LGBTQ Center OC banner with trans and Pride flags and Safe Zone signs

Community Spotlight

Community center · Health & HIV

LGBTQ Center Orange County

Santa Ana, CA

One of the oldest LGBTQ centers in the US: free HIV and STI testing, therapy, trans services and youth programs for Orange County.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people of all ages across Orange County, including youth, seniors, transgender and Spanish-speaking community members and LGBTQ+ immigrants

Festival-goers gathered on the lawn at the Pacific Pride Festival

Community Spotlight

Community center · Health & HIV

Pacific Pride Foundation

Santa Barbara, CA

HIV testing and harm reduction, affordable counseling, PROUD youth and older adult groups, and the Pacific Pride Festival in Santa Barbara County.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people, people living with HIV, youth, older adults and families across Santa Barbara County

Solano Pride Center volunteers and honorees in rainbow shirts under the balloon arch at Suisun Pride 2025

Community Spotlight

Community center · Pride & events

Solano Pride Center

Fairfield, CA

Solano County's LGBTQIA2S+ center: free counseling, support groups, senior lunches, youth groups and the annual Suisun Pride.

Serves: LGBTQIA2S+ people of all ages, their families and allies across Solano County

Staff and volunteers at the Stonewall Alliance Center table at a Chico Pride festival

Community Spotlight

Community center · Pride & events

Stonewall Alliance Center of Chico

Chico, CA

Chico's LGBTQIA2S+ center: peer support groups, free STI testing days, Chico Pride, Trans Month and the Coming Out For Art show.

Serves: LGBTQIA2S+ people, families and allies in Chico, Butte County and the surrounding North State

The Diversity Center group holding an Always Marching Forward banner under a rainbow arch at Santa Cruz Pride

Community Spotlight

Community center · Health & HIV

The Diversity Center

Santa Cruz, CA

Free LGBTQ+ affirming counseling, youth and older adult programs, support groups and the Triangle Speakers in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people of all ages in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, including youth, older adults and transgender community members

Crowds and vendor booths at PRIDE Visalia

Community Spotlight

Community center · Health & HIV

The Source LGBT+ Center

Visalia, CA

Visalia's LGBTQ+ center: youth and trans peer groups, free HIV testing and care, a 2,000-title library and PRIDE Visalia.

Serves: LGBTQ+ youth, adults and families in Tulare and Kings Counties in California's Central Valley

An artist smiling at a table with colored pencils at the Slingshot art studio

Community Spotlight

Disability services · Career & workforce

Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

Family support, adult day programs, supported employment, Slingshot art studio and social recreation for people with developmental disabilities.

Serves: Children, youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in the Santa Barbara area

Disability services · Career & workforce

Bakersfield ARC

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield ARC offers job training, supported employment, day services and social recreation for adults with IDD in Kern, Kings and Tulare counties.

Serves: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in Kern, Kings and Tulare counties

Disability services

Bayberry Inc.

Napa, CA

Supported Living and residential services that help adults with developmental disabilities live on their own terms in the North Bay.

Serves: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties

Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Dress for Success Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

Dress for Success Bakersfield gives Kern County women interview attire, career coaching and support as they find work and start new jobs.

Serves: Women in Kern County seeking employment and economic independence

Community center · Health & HIV

Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center

El Centro, CA

Free support groups, counseling, HIV testing and community events for LGBT people and families across Imperial County.

Serves: LGBT people, youth and families across Imperial County, including Mexicali neighbors

Community center · Youth

LGBTQ Connection

Napa, CA

Youth socials, leadership teams, free counseling, elder support groups and LGBTQ+ trainings across Napa and Sonoma counties.

Serves: LGBTQ+ youth ages 14-24, adults and older adults, and their families in Napa and Sonoma counties

Community center · Pride & events

MoPride

Modesto, CA

Modesto's LGBTQIA+ center: drop-in space, free clothing and food, youth and trans groups, health navigation and MoPride in the Park.

Serves: LGBTQIA+ people, youth and families in Modesto, Stanislaus County and the Central Valley

Family & PFLAG · Advocacy & legal

PFLAG Fresno

Fresno, CA

Monthly support meetings, a Warm Line, a queer book club and local advocacy for LGBTQ+ people and families in Fresno.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people and their parents, families, friends and allies in Fresno and the Central Valley

Family & PFLAG · Advocacy & legal

PFLAG Santa Rosa / Sonoma County

Santa Rosa, CA

Monthly family and ally support meetings, workshops and community tabling for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them in Sonoma County.

Serves: Parents, family members, friends, allies and LGBTQ+ people in Sonoma County

SGV LGBTQ Center leaders and local officials with a proclamation at a San Gabriel Valley Pride Tour event

Community center · Pride & events

San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center

El Monte, CA

El Monte's LGBTQ center runs peer support groups, monthly socials and the SGV Pride Tour for trans and queer San Gabriel Valley residents.

Serves: Trans and queer (LGBTQIA2S+) people and families across the San Gabriel Valley

Three attendees posing together at the SCV Pride Picnic

Community center · Pride & events

SCV LGBTQ Center

Santa Clarita, CA

Pride Picnic, social meetups, bowling league, resource guides and a shared events calendar for the LGBTQIA2S+ community in Santa Clarita.

Serves: LGBTQIA2S+ people and families in the Santa Clarita Valley

Arc Imperial Valley grounds crew member driving a utility vehicle on a campus

Disability services · Career & workforce

The Arc Imperial Valley

El Centro, CA

Jobs, day programs, group homes, independent living coaching and paratransit for adults with intellectual disabilities in Imperial County.

Serves: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families, in Imperial County

Two Arc of Butte County participants in a cowboy hat and red apron smiling together

Disability services · Family & PFLAG

The Arc of Butte County

Chico, CA

Adult day program, job development, independent living skills and respite care for people with disabilities in Butte, Glenn and Tehama counties.

Serves: Children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in Butte, Glenn and Tehama counties

A group of Arc participants and staff gathered for a photo during an Arc Adventures cruise

Disability services · Career & workforce

The Arc of Fresno and Madera Counties

Fresno, CA

Day programs, supported employment, community living and self-advocacy for adults with developmental disabilities in Fresno and Madera Counties.

Serves: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in Fresno and Madera Counties

A participant dancing with arms raised at an outdoor 70th anniversary celebration

Disability services · Career & workforce

The Arc of Ventura County

Ventura, CA

Day programs, job placement, independent living training and self-advocacy for adults with developmental disabilities across Ventura County.

Serves: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families throughout Ventura County, California

Program participants and staff with buckets and tools during a work day at a community farm

Disability services · Arts & culture

The Arc-Solano

Vallejo, CA

Day programs, independent living skills training and a working art studio for adults with developmental disabilities in Solano County.

Serves: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in Solano County, California

Community center · Health & HIV

The Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield's LGBTQ+ center offering affirming counseling, community health workers, peer groups and youth and adult programs across Kern County.

Serves: 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, adults, elders and families in Kern County

Community center · Pride & events

GALA Pride and Diversity Center

San Luis Obispo, CA

Support groups, social events and Pride celebrations for LGBTQ+ people across San Luis Obispo County and the Central Coast.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people of San Luis Obispo County and the Central Coast

Family & PFLAG

PFLAG Beaumont

Beaumont, CA

PFLAG Beaumont offers LGBTQ+ people, their families and allies a place for conversation and support across the San Gorgonio Pass.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people, their families and allies in Beaumont and the San Gorgonio Pass

Family & PFLAG

PFLAG Orange County

Orange, CA

A PFLAG chapter in Orange, California with monthly support meetings, guest speakers and small-group sharing for LGBTQ+ people, families and allies.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people, their families and allies in Orange County, California